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Colour

#E1EBAD

  • #E1EBAD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#E1EBAD is a yellow with RGB values 225, 235, 173 and HSL 70°, 61%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#E1EBAD#E1EBAD
HEX#E1EBAD
RGBrgb(225, 235, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.9216, 0.6784
RGB percentages88.2%, 92.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(69.7, 60.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.7, 26.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 26.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,805,933
CSS custom property--colour: #E1EBAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.69:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#1E1452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E5A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E6B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E8E4DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 13.5Wheat · ΔE 15.7Moccasin · ΔE 16Khaki · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7ADEB
Analogous#EBD6AD, #C2EBAD
Triadic#ADE1EB, #EBADE1
Split complementary#ADC2EB, #D6ADEB
Tetradic#ADEBD6, #B7ADEB, #EBADC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F5D6
Darker −10%#D2E184
Darker −20%#C3D75B
Darker −30%#B4CD32
Darker −40%#90A428
More saturated +25%#EAF8A0
Less saturated −25%#D8DEBA

Channel breakdown

R225
G235
B173
Red225 (88.2%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue69.68°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E1 · G EB · B AD

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